The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-27
ZACH .CHANDLER'SPLAN.
AN ALLEGED BIT OF SECRET Po-
LITICAL HISTORY OF 1875.

Morning of Nov. 8 in the Interest of
Hayes Acknowledgment Rushed
to Persons in Several Southern and
Coast States to Hold Them for HAYES
Men Sent South by "zach's Orders.
The New York Times prints the following.
statetement of what occurred in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel early on the morning of Nov.
4, 1876, when the country was awaiting the
returns of the Tilden- Hayes election:
A gentleman entered the Fifth Avenue
Hotel at the Twenty third street door about
$50 o'clock in the morning. possibly little
before that hour, He went at once to the
rooms OF the National Committee, and found
them occupied only by number of the serv-
ants of the hotel, who were engaged in clean
ing and setting the rooms to rights. Every
body had gone home or to bed couple of
honrs before. He left the room and started
for the clerks desk to ascertain the number
of Mr. Zachariah Chambers room. While
opening the first door in the direction of the
reading room on his way to the off ce of the
hotel he came in collision with small man.
wearing an immense pair of goggles, a hat
drawn over his ears, a great coat with a
heavy military cloak, and carrying grip
sack and a newspaper in his hand. The
Il
gentleman did not recognize the stranger,
but the stranger recognized the gentleman
immediately and said:
tWhy, Mr.. --, is that you?;
The gentleman knew the voice, and said:
as that you, Mr.. Chandler?n He an
swered:
eyes. I have just arrived from New
Hampshire by train. DIN the man who
brought this disaster upon the Republican
marty - The gentleman ren1ied.
1.-THE Republican party sustained no dis
aster. If you will only keep your heads UP
here, there is no question of the election of
President Hayes. He has been fairly and
honestly elected" Chandler replied
look at this paper" The paper had not
the news, and the gentleman began to give
Mr.. Chandler an idea of the situation, when
Chandler interrupted him, saying:
Il have just got the key to my room:
come upstairs" Upon entering the room
Mr.. Chandler placed his gripsack in the
corner, took off his overcoat, sat down, and
said:
''Now go ahead,n
The visitor went over the ground care
fully, State by State, showing the vote as
it was finally counted for Hayes and Tilden.
After he had finished William E. Chandler
said:
"Well, what doyou think should be doneY'
The gentleman replied
Telegraph Immediately to leading Re
publicans in authority in South Carolina,
Florida, Louisiana, California, Oregon, and
Nevada" Mr. Chandler made no direct re-
ply, but said:
''We must go add see Zach" He said
he knew where his room was He led the
way to the Twenty-fourth street side of the
hotel and knocked at a door, but only sue
ceeded in awakening a lady, who was
greatly frightened. Then he moved down
the corridor and knocked at another door,
with like effect, the occupant of the room,
a lady, threatening to call the servants. Then
Chandler went TO the office, ascertained the
number of Zach" Chambers room, which
was between those of the two ladies, and he
began kicking and knocking at the door.
After a long time came the well-recognized
voice from the inside "Who's there?" to
which William E. Chandler replied, Its
me, Chandler; open the door quick" The
door was opened and Zachariah Chandler
was discovered standing in his night-dress.
William e, Chandler then said, closing the
door:
Here is gentleman who has more news
than-you have, and he has some sugges-
tions to male.n To which Zach Chandler
replied; 80, WA.
this he seated himself on the edge of his bed.
William e, Chandler then said:
1.-THE gentleman will tell you the story
himself. He understands the case better
than don
The gentleman then went over the details
of the election, and added the recommends
lions he had made to William E. Chandler.
The Chairman of the National Committee
lay down and said:
Very well; go ahead and do what you
think necessary" The two visitors left the
room and went to the telegraph office in the
hotel. 1t was just five minutes before by
the hotel clock when they arrived there.
The telegraph office was not open, and they
were informed that it would not be open
until 8, possibly later. The two men stood
by the receivers shelf at the little telegraph
inclosure, Chandler with his back to the
door opening toward the Twenty third
street entrance. The only other persons in
the room were few servants and clerk in
the newsstand. The gentleman then said:
I'm have to take these messages to the
main Office of the Western Union" Chandler
called a servant and directed him to have
carriage brought to the Twenty third street
entrance. Then Chandler said, "Well,
what do YOU want to dor The gentleman re-
piled, "Well first telegraph to Gov Cham
berlaln of South Carolina The gentle
man dictated the dispatch, which was as fol-
lows:
$40 d. III. Chamberlain Columbia S. c.:
Hayes is elected. We have carried South
carolina, Florida and LOUISIANA. Gan you
hold your State? Answer immediately"
Chandler took the dispatch in shorthand
as dictated. The gentleman proposed to
send a similar dispatch to 5. b. Conover OF
Florida. William E. Chandler Immediately
objected, saying that Conover was as much
of a Democrat as he was Republican, and
would probably show the dispatch to the
Democrats as early as he would to any Re
publicans in town. At any rate the Demo
Gratis would get it first. The gentlemen re-
marked. "Have you any other proposition
to make, or have you any one in your mind
whom it would be safer to or better to adj
drcssln
William E. Chandler after a moments
consideration said he had not The gentle
man then said it was imperative that some
one should be woke up down there, and IN
Mr. Chandler could think of no one else it
was essential to telegraph to Conover: Mr..
Chandler hesitated for an instant and SAID q
"Well, suppose we must; something has
30 be DONE The gentleman accordingly
dictated to Chandler the Conover dispatch.
Here it is:
"To S. B. Conoper, Tallahassee, Fla.:
The Presidential election depends on the
vote of Florida, and the Democrats will try
and wrest it from us. Watch 1T and hasten
returns. Answer Immediately"
The gentleman then'suggested 5. b. Pack
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